p.s. If you see prices on CC music sites such as Jamendo or Magnatune, it's for people who want to use the music commercially. They don't apply to people who just want to download and listen to the music in private.

Ok, this pisses me off about #Jamendo. They really go out of their way to mislead people into believing that they *have to* purchase a license from Jamendo to play *any* of the music in public/for commercial uses.

No!

Check the license!

*some* of it uses the non commercial clause. *some* of it can't be used in derivative works. *NONE* of it belongs solely to Jamendo.

@Blort@switchingsocial@funkwhale I exchanged some emails with #Jamendo folks about why the specific #CC license isn't displayed more prominently. They see it as a necessary evil, if they are to keep their business afloat, and return some revenue to their artists *sigh*. Their model seems to be a hybrid of royalties collections society, and music-as-a-service provider.

I'm not unsympathetic to Jamendo wanting to stay afloat. I just wish they'd do it in a transparent manner that didn't leave people either unaware that the music is creative commons, or worse yet mislead about how cc works. Heck, even if they made it that every song uploaded is CC-BY-NC at least it would be honest and free culture activists could rally elsewhere.

@Blort@switchingsocial@funkwhale fair enough. The CC licenses are visible in their interface, just ... de-emphasized. To be fair, they are running a business, not an activist rallying platform. That's what sites like the #FreeMusicArchive are for, and why it's so tragic if we lose them.